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CURRICULUM

8 sessions. Every professional AI skill you need.

Hands-on. Domain-applicable. Efficiency-focused. Every session ends with a task you can use at your job tomorrow.

Hands-on, not theoretical

Every session ends with a practical task using a real work problem. No theory without application.

Domain-specific examples

The same AI skills applied through your domain lens. Not generic AI - marketing AI, ops AI, finance AI.

Efficiency-first

Every session reinforces the efficiency framework: output quality per token spent. Session 03 makes this explicit. Sessions 01–08 make it automatic.

THE SESSIONS

8 weeks. One session at a time.

01LIVE · FREE

How LLMs Actually Work

26 sections covering tokens, embeddings, attention mechanism, RLHF, prompting frameworks, enterprise thinking, context management, and AI ethics.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Write your first structured prompt using chain-of-thought framework.

02PLANNED

Prompt Engineering for Professionals

Beyond basics. Chain-of-thought, role-based prompting, system prompts, multi-shot examples, workflow integration, domain-specific prompt libraries.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Build a reusable 5-prompt library for your most common work tasks.

03PLANNED

Token Efficiency & Cost Management

Token budgeting methodology. Cost-per-task measurement. Efficiency framework (your personal before/after baseline). Re-prompting strategy. Model selection.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Establish your token efficiency baseline - the 'before' that your Session 08 review will measure against.

04PLANNED

Workflow Automation with n8n

First automation. Triggers, node types, data transformation, error handling, deployment. No code required.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Deploy your first live n8n automation on a real work task.

05PLANNED

Domain Application Workshop

6 parallel tracks. Apply Sessions 01–04 to your specific domain. Marketing, Ops, Finance, Design, DevOps, Data Science. Mentor-guided.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Map your top 3 work tasks to AI + automation workflows.

06PLANNED

Enterprise AI Integration

APIs, team workflows, governance, compliance considerations, AI auditing, cross-team deployment. For professionals influencing how their team uses AI.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Draft an AI integration playbook for one team workflow.

07PLANNED

AI Ethics, Limitations & Risk

Hallucination patterns, bias recognition, security considerations, GDPR with AI, responsible use, what to tell your stakeholders.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Conduct an AI risk audit on one current workflow.

08PLANNED

Building Your AI Efficiency System

Your personal AI efficiency framework. Measurement, reporting, ongoing improvement. The efficiency review with your mentor.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Complete your efficiency review with your mentor. Receive your before/after report. Apply for certification.

What you'll have after 8 sessions

  • A working n8n automation on a real work task
  • A personal prompt library for your domain
  • A token efficiency baseline and post-training delta report
  • A domain-specific AI integration playbook
  • An AI risk audit on one current workflow
  • An AI Readiness Certification application

TOOLS

Three tools. All included (except n8n - we explain that).

Claude API

The industry-leading reasoning model. Included in the $40/month paid tier. You'll learn to use it efficiently.

n8n

Open-source workflow automation. Teaches automation logic visually. Separate subscription from €24/month.

Community Forum

Bring real problems. Learn from everyone's problems. Included in free tier.

Complete all 8 sessions + build your automation + pass your efficiency review → eligible for AI Readiness Certification.

Learn about certification →

Start with Session 01. It's free.